Following up on my report from yesterday (D3 DIRT)…Yale’s Justin Simon has officially been named as the new head basketball coach at D3 Carnegie Mellon. Here’s the release from CMU announcing the move: Justin Simon has been named the head coach of the Carnegie Mellon University Men’s Basketball program following an extensive national search. A
Wade adds four more to NC State Basketball Staff
NC State men’s basketball head coach Will Wade has announced the hires of Greg Goldin as Director of Pack Performance, Steven Soltysiak, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Nick Flory as Director of Operations and Joseph Anderson as Director of Player Development. Greg Goldin, Director of Pack Performance: Goldin comes to NC State after spending the last
Daily Dirt – 5/28/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) SHSU Associate Head Coach Set for Administrative Role at Indiana Sam Houston State associate head coach Justin Bailey announced on social media last night that he is on the move. I have heard that he will land in an administrative role at Indiana, most likely as the Director of Player Development.
D3 DIRT: Carnegie Mellon set to hire Ivy League assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Yale associate head coach Justin Simon will be named as the new head basketball coach at D3 Carnegie Melon University. The Yale alum who has won an Ivy League men’s basketball championship as both a player and a coach, joined James Jones’ coaching staff
Wichita State adds Eilert as Assistant Basketball Coach
Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Paul Mills announced the hiring of Josh Eilert as a new assistant coach Tuesday afternoon. Eilert replaces the assistant coach position that was previously held by Quincy Acy. “Quincy Acy was a wonderful addition to our staff when I became the head coach,” Mills said. “He’s a phenomenal person and teacher and I couldn’t
Kenny Johnson rejoins Indiana Basketball Staff
Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of assistant coach Kenny Johnson to his staff on Tuesday. “Kenny has been a difference maker on the recruiting trail throughout his entire career,” DeVries said. “He has been able to attract the highest levels of talent wherever he has been. His track record of putting players
Former Rice Head Coach Scott Pera named Men’s Basketball General Manager at Penn State
Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the hiring of Scott Pera as General Manager of the Penn State men’s basketball team. Pera, a Penn State graduate and Hershey, Pa. native, owns nearly 20 years of college basketball coaching experience, most recently serving as the head coach at Rice for seven seasons. As
D3 DIRT: John Jay set to open; Hyland will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that John Jay head men’s basketball coach Ryan Hyland is on the move, and intends to join Mike Magpayo’s new staff at Fordham. Hyland has been the head coach at John Jay for the past ten seasons. This past year, he led the Bloodhounds to a 19-9 (11-3)
Abernathy named Assistant Basketball Coach at Georgia
Todd Abernethy, who helped Florida Atlantic to NCAA Tournament bids two of the past three years including reaching the 2023 Final Four, has been named assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Tuesday. Abernethy spent the previous six seasons coaching at FAU during the Owls’ most successful stretch in program history, including
Former Memphis assistant Faragi Phillips takes over at D2 LeMoyne-Owens
LeMoyne-Owen College president Christopher Davis, and Director of Athletics William Anderson, have announced Faragi Phillips as the college’s next head men’s basketball coach. Phillips will be tasked with reviving the LeMoyne-Owen basketball program after consecutive challenging seasons. Phillips has spent the last 5 years as an assistant at Vanderbilt University under Jerry Stackhouse, and the University of Memphis
NAIA DIRT: University of the Southwest Women’s Basketball Head Coach to also lead Men’s Program
The University of the Southwest’s head women’s basketball coach Steven Barker will take on double duty next season, also stepping in as the head coach of the Mustangs men’s basketball team. Barker, who took over the women’s team last season, will replace James Voight, who had been the men’s coach since 2021. Prior to his
OFFICIAL: Trilli takes over at D2 Midwestern State
I teased this move earlier today on X – it’s now official. Here’s the release from Midwestern State announcing the hiring of Jon Trilli as their new head men’s basketball coach… Midwestern State welcomes one of its own back to campus to lead its storied men’s basketball program. MSU Director of Athletics Kyle Williams announced Jon Trilli